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Gambeson type 14

Century: XIV, XV

The main, distinctive feature of this gambeson is the lack of visible padding. All the gambeson is padded to the lining, vertically from waist to the top, and horizontally below the waist. A different type of padding can be chosen if desired. In standard, it has 13 tin buttons on the body and 5 buttons on each sleeve. The outer layer is linen or woolen and the lining is linen. This model can be well used as a quilted outer garment.

Thickness:Thin; 1 layer of wadding

ATTENTION! The picture serves only to show the model of the gambeson of which the outer layer material is printed with a pattern - the prices presented here are for a model made of fabric in plain colour (without the pattern)!

Gambesons were a cheap protection for the fighting men in the Middle Ages, but only the poorest ones used only them as their single armour. For others they were a part of a complete protective armament, providing amortization of the hit and the protection of attritions from the armour. Among padded protective elements we can find: gambesons protecting the trunk and hands, padded gloves, padded coifs and separate hoses. They were sewn from layers of a fabric. In the 13th century gambesons were long and rather badly-fitted to the figure. They were usually put over the head and buttoned only near the neck. Later, with the development of other elements of the armour, gambesons were shorter and better fitted to the body. In the 14th and the 15th centuries they were usually buttoned at the front or laced up.